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From Calgary: Guided Day Tour to Drumheller

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Activity provider: Calgary Tours
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    From Calgary: Guided Day Tour to Drumheller

    Activity provider: Calgary Tours

    4.9

    7 reviews

    From US$ 132.18 per person

    Uncover your inner archaeologist as you look for fossils and learn about the prehistoric creatures that roamed the hills and grasslands outside of Alberta's capital, Drumheller.

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    Duration 8 hours
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    Live tour guide
    English, Chinese

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Discover dinosaur fossil sites outside Calgary
    • See archaeological records displayed at the Dinosaur Valley
    • Admire fascinating topography and colorful cliffs at Horseshoe Canyon
    • Stop at the historic Star Mine Suspension Bridge
    • Marvel at and learn about hoodoo rock formations
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    Visit Drumheller on this full-day guided excursion. Explore rugged canyonlands and get up close and personal with fossils and monolithic hoodoo rock formations. After meeting with your guide, depart from Calgary and ride out to Dinosaur Valley. Listen to tales about the incredible array of species that have been unearthed there. When you arrive, head to the visitor center to check out fossils and artifacts gathered from more than 40 species of dinosaurs discovered nearby. Consider expanding your knowledge of prehistoric life and creatures with an optional visit to the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology. Then, proceed to Horseshoe Canyon, where the Red Deer River makes a U-turn in steep, stratified canyons. Cap off your day with up-close looks at the area's towering hoodoo rock formations worn into columns over hundreds of years.
    Includes
    • Local guide
    • Air-conditioned vehicle to and from downtown Calgary
    • Royal Tyrrell Museum ticket
    • Meals and beverages
    • Personal expenses and insurance
    • Additional excursions
    Not suitable for
    • Wheelchair users

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    Please be there 5-10 minutes prior to the tour start time. Your guide will be wearing a tour guide ID and light green uniform.

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    What to bring

    • Sunscreen

    Know before you go

    • Sightseeing points and stop times are subject to weather condition and will be replaced by other locations if any closure occurs.
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    September 13, 2022

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    We got to see Horseshoe Canyon, the smallest church in the world, The Royal Tyrrell museum which had dinosaur fossils and dinosaur bones that had been found and pieced together to recreate the actual dinosaur skeletons. Very interesting museum. We had time for lunch and also we could take a nice circular walk around outside to see the great views of the bandlands. We then saw the manmade Huge dinosaur. I think we had enough time for most of the stops but I think we should have had longer for the giant Dino. We only had 30 mins there and there wasn’t enough time to climb up inside the dinosaur and see the views because there was already a queue of people. Instead I photographed it from the ground and had an ice cream. So maybe the time could be increased to 1 hour at that stop off. Then we went to see the Hoodoos which was great.

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